Move Fast. Break Shit. Burn Out. | Catalyst Constellations

Move Fast. Break Shit. Burn Out. book cover, #1 Amazon Best Seller

Before there was a book, there was a question.

Why do some people spend their lives pushing for change, even when it would be easier not to?

Shannon Lucas was one of those people. Throughout her career, she found herself challenging assumptions, questioning the status quo, and driving transformation inside large organizations. She was often successful. She was often exhausted.

At the same time, Tracey Lovejoy was studying people just like Shannon. As a researcher, she became fascinated by the individuals who consistently saw possibilities others missed and kept pushing organizations forward despite the resistance they encountered.

Eventually, they realized they were describing the same phenomenon from opposite directions. This book is the result.

Shannon used to think she was the problem. Too impatient. Too disruptive. Too unwilling to accept "that's how we've always done it." Then Tracey's research revealed something surprising: there were thousands of people like her.

You might be a Catalyst if...

You regularly see opportunities others don't.
You find yourself driving change without formal authority.
You get excited by possibility and frustrated by bureaucracy.
You challenge the status quo even when it's uncomfortable.
You care deeply about making things better and wonder why it's so hard.
You're often ahead of the organization around you.

If that sounds familiar, this book was written for you.

What readers are saying

If you embody the disruption mindset, MOVE FAST. BREAK SHIT. BURN OUT is for you! Lovejoy and Lucas have researched and identified a subgroup of changemakers called Catalysts. This book focuses on their inner journey, giving them the self-awareness and tools to consistently disrupt while minimizing burnout.

Charlene Li

New York Times bestselling author of The Disruption Mindset
Senior Fellow at Altimeter, a Prophet company

If you've ever been the one in large organizations trying to push bigger, bolder ways of creating positive change, this book is for you. Lovejoy and Lucas combine research and lived experience to highlight how fast-moving visionary doers, called Catalysts, operate.

Beth Comstock

Author, Imagine It Forward
Former Vice Chair at GE

This is an excellent body of work, to help you understand the '1%-ers' of your organization that drive and leverage radical innovation. If you are a Catalyst, it will feel like you're finally found home, and you will learn how to enhance your talent. If you lead organizations, it will help you find, support and use the power of Catalysts to reshape your business for the Day After Tomorrow. A wonderful read, written by two super Catalysts!

Peter Hinssen

Author of The Phoenix & The Unicorn
Co-Founder & Partner at Nexxworks

In San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Europe, I've come to recognize certain archetypal entrepreneurs. Reading Move Fast, Break Shit, Burnout I found myself, saying "Aha!" that's the common golden thread that binds them. They are, as Lovejoy and Lucas joyfully and unsparingly describe, Catalysts: "We can't help but see potential change and set it in motion, wherever we are." Want to understand your DNA or gain insights from this changemaker mindset? Read on. A great book for doers!

Jonathan Littman

Bestselling innovation writer, and co-author of Entrepreneur's Faces
Entrepreneur in Residence at School Lab

You might be a Catalyst if...

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